After my presentation this morning at the National Institute of Insurance Bad Faith, some attorneys in the audience asked that I publish the "simple steps" I gave them. Here they are for all policyholder attorneys to consider and use to help their clients:

SOME SIMPLE STEPS ON HOW TO MAKE MORE MONEY BY PROVING PATTERN and PRACTICE

  1. List the insurer and all their subsidiaries.
     
  2. Do a Lexis or Westlaw search on all their Active Cases and Bad Faith Cases.
     
  3. Contact the other attorneys, experts, etc. Travel to meet them to exchange information.
     
  4. After getting a Core Group, have seminar/information sharing session regarding that insurer.
     
  5. Join the Bad Faith Litigation Group of the AAJ.
     
  6. Visit and retain multiple insurance claim experts early.
     
  7. Advertise for information.
     
  8. Hire Investigators to seek whistleblowers–from secretaries to claims executives.
     
  9. Push on formal discovery with affidavits and other cases showing need and relevance.
     
  10. Bold and Creative Wins–Example–Closed Claim File Review.